Toshiba To Stop HD DVD Player Production
Reuters is relaying reports from Asia that Toshiba will cease production and development of HD DVD players, essentially abandoning the platform.
Toshiba had been the single largest proponent of HD DVD hardware. Earlier this year Warner announced it would support Blu-ray exclusively, which gave Blu-ray an overwhelming majority of studio support. With recent conversions by Netflix and Wal-Mart to Blu-ray-only stock, key elements to the end of the format war are in place: content, hardware, and distribution.
Apple has been a member of the Blu-ray consortium's board of directors since 2005, but has not publicly announced their Blu-ray plans. It is likely that Apple's hesitation about releasing any Blu-ray products has been at least partially due to the ongoing format war.
Toshiba had been the single largest proponent of HD DVD hardware. Earlier this year Warner announced it would support Blu-ray exclusively, which gave Blu-ray an overwhelming majority of studio support. With recent conversions by Netflix and Wal-Mart to Blu-ray-only stock, key elements to the end of the format war are in place: content, hardware, and distribution.
Apple has been a member of the Blu-ray consortium's board of directors since 2005, but has not publicly announced their Blu-ray plans. It is likely that Apple's hesitation about releasing any Blu-ray products has been at least partially due to the ongoing format war.
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52 months ago
i for one welcome our new Blu Ray overlords
Universal
Paramount
Dreamworks
the only 3 studios left on HD-DVD
Universal
Paramount
Dreamworks
the only 3 studios left on HD-DVD
52 months ago
Finally, the format war is over. Although I'm a Blu-Ray fan (have 26 movies so far, have had my PS3 for 3 months).
52 months ago
apple was delaying the new mbp until the format war was over. who else is super stoked to watch blu-rays on a 15" screen?!
52 months ago
apple was delaying the new mbp until the format war was over. i'm super stoked to watch blu-rays on a 15" screen!
This Tuesday, Right? Sorry, Just had to do that. :apple:
52 months ago
the writing has been on the wall for HD-DVD for a while. It was clearly a matter of time before BluRay was the "official" format war victor. I'm still not sure apple will jump on board fully - perhaps just a BTO option. They seem to be seriously pushing the idea that optical media is a thing of the past.
52 months ago
the writing has been on the wall for HD-DVD for a while. It was clearly a matter of time before BluRay was the "official" format war victor. I'm still not sure apple will jump on board fully - perhaps just a BTO option. They seem to be seriously pushing the idea that optical media is a thing of the past.
Until we have easy, insanely cheap flash drives for backup that are basically disposable (like DVDs), we need the discs. We can always stream video, back up to time capsule, but in the end we still need media for a true backup.
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